River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Platteyille, died at his home April u.
after long illness.
The Oconomowoc Mennerchor was
organized few months age, and now
has about fifty members
Tuesday morning half million Men
dota whiteiish fry were planted NJ Roa's
and Wright : point, near Oshkosh.
During the month of March POS
tramps were confined over night in the
lookup NJ Waterfowl, jefferson county.
1t Is announced by the superintend-
ent of the board of health that several
eases of smallpox have appeared At
Prescott.
The mills at Merrill will saw about
lO0,oo0,000 feet of logs this season: As
much as was ever manufactured in Osh-
kOsh
La Crosse received $27. 600 from 81
looms last year. This Year there will
be quite Il number of new esta 5lisl-
ments.
James Hit, homesteader near BAY
field, was burned to death on his claim.
his house having taken fire in an I'M
known manner.
The people of the eastern part Of
Naupacz county would like to prevent
the building of the new county insane
asylum. although all contracts are
let
Several Methodist ministers appoint
ed by the Appleton conference to select
site for holding a camp-meeting next
summer, think of deciding upon Kau-
kauna.
An amateur base ball league, COM
posed Of clubs from Neenah, Appleton,
ksukauna. New London. Waupaca,
Stevens Point and Oshkosh has been
organized.
Two dogs were fighting on the rail
road track at GAINESVILLE. when a train
approached. One lay down in the mid
die of the track and was uuinjured.
The other tried 10 run and was killed.
The 9TH. Sth and 9th, of June have
been designated 10y the proper author
tiles as the time for all the old soldiers
from kilbourn City TO La Crosse TO
gather in reunion al Sparta
The board of public works Of She
boygan. appointed under the new char
ter. held its tirstmeeting, and organizcd
by the election of John II. Plath, prcsi-
dent, and II. j. Weigand, secretary.
George 5. Campbell died at Col
umbus, on Thursday last. aged about
IS wears, of consumption. Mr. Camp
bell was 4 resident of that place from
his sixth year. until be became a Young
man when he went to Beaver Dam.
Over fifty orders for bills OF lumber
for new buildings. mostly dwelling
houses, for early delivery have already
been received by the lumber dealers of
Sneboygan and the city will have "a
boom.
VIM. Buckingham, Of Racine, died
Friday last, after a short sickness, OF
old age and general debility. aged "A
years He was born in Deyonshire.
England, in September, 1918. and came
to Racine in 1876.
The recent strike of log-drivers at
Chippewa Falls developed novel way
of creating sentiment Dogs were
turned loose bearing plac2rds on which
was printed: "A man is dog that will
work for less than s. a day
Milwaukee contractors say that fully
% per cent. Of the bricks that
will be used in Milwaukee this season
will come from the outside of the city.
/ The combination of the Milwaukee
brick-makers that advanced the price
| of Milwaukee brick is the cause of the
importation.
A bottle of medicine mailed at Mer-
rill to Stockbridge was found at Fond
du Lac to have been broken. The con-
tents had soaked mp a large quantity Of
other matter in the bag. The Fond du
Lac Iostmaster says that the Merrill
office is liable for the damage if any re-
suited.
! The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
/ Railroad company have been laying new
steel rails between Racine and the village
of Union Grove, and reached the latter
place Sunday and passed on west.
| When the work is completed that divis-
ion will be one Of the finest Of any oper-
atcd ny that company.
The residents Of the levin Of Bar
lington. Racine county. are very much
dissatisfied over the incorporation Of
that town as. a village. A petition is
being circulated asking thai . special
election be held to disorgapize the
village government.
Robert Hcydlauff, secretary of She
Ashland commercial and stock ex-
change, received from Scott Scarf,
assayers al Hurley, an assay Of Rhine
lander ore taken from average samples
of the stock pile. giving the following
result: Metallic iron, 50.45 per cent;
metallic manganese, 5.S2 per cent.
phosphorus. 1852 per cent. silica, IL
per cent.
The town of Blanchard, La Fsyette
county. IL considerably agitated over
local option. A no-licenso board was
elected at the recent election, and the
people of that town will probably have
an opportunity to learn whether prohi-
bitioa prohibits.
The Prairie du Chen Courier SAYS
that in the town OF Seneca, Crawford
county. women 10 the number of
score voted for town officers. The
chairman of the board, himself can
didate. received the women's votes, and
was by this means reelected. The
election viii be contested.
At a special meeting Of the Green
county board. held at Monroe a Few
days since, plans forproposed additions
to the county asylum were considered
Il was finally decided to proceed with
the erection Of that portion Of the addi-
ii n which was planned to Immediately
adjoin the present building, and which
it is claimed viii be sufficient for The
wants OF the present number eliminates.